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Previously on "Which way should Britain go?"

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  • Old Greg
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    Time to accept the inevitable and apply humbly to be admitted into the all-conquering Chinese Co-Prosperity Sphere. These guys have a work ethic. We don't. Ergo they win. Best go in voluntarily on our own terms rather than wait unti lthey own us.

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  • BigTime
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    Originally posted by Flashman View Post
    Leave the EU.

    Set up by ourselves.

    The Aussies and Canucks make their own Laws, control their own Borders and set their own Foreign policy. And all with smaller populatiions and GDP than the UK.

    Why can't we be more like them?
    NAFTA? NAU and Amero to follow.

    Oz no doubt has a free trade agreement or 2.

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  • Flashman
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    Originally posted by hyperD View Post
    At the rate Sterling is collapsing, I think adopting the Euro.

    I went to Hungary a few weeks ago - bought some Forints at HRX at 262Ft to the £. It was cheaper to buy fuel in the UK with that sterling than it was in Hungary. (normally 370Ft to 420Ft peak)

    Now that was scary...
    Yeah right, give control of our economy to the European Central Bank. After all the ECB has done wonders for the Italians, Spanish, Irish.........

    http://www.rte.ie/business/2008/0711/economy.html

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  • Flashman
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    Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
    Vote (no AndyW does not count)
    Leave the EU.

    Set up by ourselves.

    The Aussies and Canucks make their own Laws, control their own Borders and set their own Foreign policy. And all with smaller populatiions and GDP than the UK.

    Why can't we be more like them?

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  • DodgyAgent
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    Originally posted by ThomasSoerensen View Post
    Perhaps someone somewhere wants to buy something that is made outside of the Great Britain.

    I know it is a remote possibility - but it could happen.
    perhaps the currency markets are making corrections to the Uk economy such that we will one day once again have any money at all.

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  • hyperD
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    Despite my facetious reply to dear Dodgy, I think there may be desirable economics for our export trade for this to be true. But I don't know about such things as macroeconomics and M3 money supply, perhaps someone more enlightened can explain?

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  • ThomasSoerensen
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    Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
    Why is a high value of Sterling so desirable?
    Perhaps someone somewhere wants to buy something that is made outside of the Great Britain.

    I know it is a remote possibility - but it could happen.

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  • DodgyAgent
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    Originally posted by hyperD View Post
    Because I want more bottles of Dreher, Borsodi and Törley for my pound.

    hyperD in "sombrero and donkey carrying British thug to Spain" mode
    Fair point

    The good news is that the Priory accepts payment in £ Sterling

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  • hyperD
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    Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
    Why is a high value of Sterling so desirable?
    Because I want more bottles of Dreher, Borsodi and Törley for my pound.

    hyperD in "sombrero and donkey carrying British thug to Spain" mode

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  • DodgyAgent
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    Originally posted by hyperD View Post
    At the rate Sterling is collapsing, I think adopting the Euro.

    ...
    Why is a high value of Sterling so desirable?

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  • expat
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    Shun the EU and become bonafide 53 state of USA

    Must we wait for 51 and 52?

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  • hyperD
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    Which way should Britain go?

    At the rate Sterling is collapsing, I think adopting the Euro.

    I went to Hungary a few weeks ago - bought some Forints at HRX at 262Ft to the £. It was cheaper to buy fuel in the UK with that sterling than it was in Hungary. (normally 370Ft to 420Ft peak)

    Now that was scary...

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  • DimPrawn
    started a poll Which way should Britain go?

    Which way should Britain go?

    42
    Shun the EU and become bonafide 53 state of USA
    23.81%
    10
    Ditch the yanks, join Euro, embrace Europe and all that
    26.19%
    11
    Stay as it is in no mans land.
    50.00%
    21
    Vote (no AndyW does not count)

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